energy savings at home

Improving your home's energy efficiency with ENERGY STAR can help to lower high energy bills, improve comfort and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Learn about the many ways to save in your home and track your progress with "My ENERGY STAR" - your new dashboard to savings.

new homes & apartments

A new home or apartment that has earned the ENERGY STAR label has undergone a process of inspections, testing, and verification to meet strict requirements set by the US EPA. ENERGY STAR certified homes and apartments use significantly less energy than typical new homes and apartments while delivering better comfort, quality, and durability.

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About ENERGY STAR

Columbia Gas of Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence

Energy Efficiency Program Delivery

AEP Ohio and Columbia Gas of Ohio, the largest respective electric and gas utilities in the state, currently serve more than two million customers. Since 2010, the two utilities have worked together to bring a unified program to builders, contractors, and homebuyers across their service areas. AEP Ohio and Columbia Gas of Ohio are receiving ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence recognition for their shared commitment to sponsoring ENERGY STAR certified homes and promoting ENERGY STAR certified products. Key 2015 accomplishments include:

Enrolling more than 120 builders, an increase of almost 10 percent since 2014, and providing incentives for 1,000 ENERGY STAR certified homes, for a cumulative total of over 3,800 since the program’s inception.

Providing a range of technical training opportunities for participating stakeholders focused on blower door and duct testing, as well as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) installation and design. The number of attendees increased by 12 percent compared to 2014.

Generating more than nine million media impressions and launching an online awareness campaign about the 20th anniversary of the ENERGY STAR Certified Homes program.

Helping drive the sale of approximately one million ENERGY STAR certified LEDs and more than 14,000 ENERGY STAR certified appliances, delivering savings of more than 120 million kWh and saving AEP Ohio customers more than $20.4 million in energy costs.